Meanings
nounCDU (plural CDUs)
plural CDUs
- abbreviationinitialismchemistryInitialism of crude distillation unit.
proper noun
- GermanabbreviationinitialismgovernmentInitialism of Christian Democratic Union (of Germany) (“Christlich Demokratische Union”) (a major mainstream German political party)
“I am certain that this so-called ‘firewall’ will stop after this election,” AfD youth wing leader Hannes Gnauck told CNN Sunday evening. He added, “There will be a CDU after Friedrich Merz, and this CDU will have to work together with the AfD.”
2025 February 24, Sophie Tanno and Nadine Schmidt, “Germany’s far-right may be frozen out of power, but the AfD is now a powerful force”, in CNN, archived from the original on 04 Mar 2025
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 基民盟, 基民黨 /基民党
- 基民盟 (Jīmínméng)Christlich Demokratische Union
- 基民黨 /基民党 (Jīmíndǎng)Christlich Demokratische Union
German CDU, Christlich Demokratische Union
- CDUChristlich Demokratische Union
- Christlich Demokratische UnionChristlich Demokratische Union
Polish CDU
- CDUChristlich Demokratische Union
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APA
CDU. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/CDU
MLA
“CDU.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/CDU. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “CDU,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/CDU.
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